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Huskies Insider Christian Caple // Four Down Territory: 1st Down: Who is the most overlooked player in the NFL? 2nd Down: Who has more of a case for MVP, Tua or Tyreke?  3rd Down: After week 13, who are your super bowl favorites and why?  4th Down: How do the hawks get a win this weekend against the niners? // The Timeline:-Jamal Adams stepped in it on Twitter this weekend with Jets media members -A bar in Cedar Rapids, Iowa ran a promotion on Saturday where they offered free beer until Iowa scored a point against Michigan in the Big Ten title game. The problem: Iowa was shut out 26-0 by Michigan -The Eagles’ head of security, Dom DiSandro, was ejected from Sunday’s game after getting into it with San Francisco’s Dre Greenlaw on the sideline // Checking in on the Mariners’ rebuild now that they’ve moved on from the player who kicked it all off 

DIY projects don't always go according to plan. In fact, sometimes a home construction project can lead to your hot, wet death. As is the case for one of Josh's friends that built a DIY sauna in his backyard and almost everything went wrong. Josh and Logan also talk about their recent shows in Chicago and New York and Josh reveals that he used to be racist toward coffee shops. The last stop on the Freshman Tour will be in Cedar Rapids, IA on December 16th. Get your tickets at https://ticketbud.com/events/ccfce51c-5819-11ee-b86a-42010a717028 Tour dates for 2024 have just been announced with more coming! Visit https://www.joshjohnsoncomedy.com/tour to find all the dates, cities, and ticket links! Join the JJS Patreon for bonus podcasts, videos, and pictures of Josh sleeping at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.patreon.com/joshjohnsonshow⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Find Josh's albums and socials at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://linktr.ee/joshjohnsoncomedy⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Check out Logan's projects and social media at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://linktr.ee/logannielsen⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Get in the mailbag by emailing joshjohnsonshow@gmail.com Music by Brad Kemp. Find his stuff and hire him at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.secondbedroomstudio.com/

Today we cover "Everyone Is Valuable" as one of our 8 hills we're willing to die on. Series Description Values is a term that often signify these mushy, sentimental ideals for which we rarely contend. Around here we call our values, the Eight Hills we will die on. Because as a church, we believe that if something is worth living for, it must be worth dying for. So, we have taken our stand! We WILL relentlessly defend and even die upon these hills. Join us for this series where we will define who we are as a church and the passions that drive us. Connect With Us Join us live in Cedar Rapids, Coralville, or Wilton, Iowa. Or watch online each Sunday morning. Visit https://www.lifechurchnow.org for specific times. YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/LIFEchurchIA New(ish) here? We'd love to connect with you! https://bit.ly/1st-Time_Connection Got a prayer request? https://bit.ly/Ask_For_Prayer  

In this lonely update episode, Taylor recaps November and looks forward to December. November Recap - Summer camp and retreat registration opened up November 1 - Summer Staff Worship Night, Nov 25 - Giving Tuesday phone-a-thon, Nov 28 - To donate, visit hacamps.org/donate  Recruiting Update - University of Northwestern in St. Paul, Nov 27 - SALT camp night in Cedar Rapids, Nov 30 - Indianola Community Church, Dec 3 - Grace Church in Marshalltown, Dec 6 Here's the link for our Quick App, as well as the full Summer Staff Application. For more information about Hidden Acres Christian Center, visit hacamps.org, call our office at 515-547-2751, send an email to podcast@hacamps.org, or look us up on social media. Music Credit: Life by Roa https://soundcloud.com/roa_music1031 --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/hacamps/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/hacamps/support

ARE BIGGER DOWNLOADS THE RIGHT QUESTION? There was a post in a podcasting Facebook group the other day wondering why they don't have bigger downloads. The download challenge hits all of us. So, let's overcome that struggle. The post said, "We have recently launched our 6th episode and have been running for 6 weeks now. My downloads have not even hit 500 yet. I feel like there is something else I should be doing." As you can imagine, the Facebook crowd was quick to offer their opinion along with their exaggerated download numbers. First, let's look at the issues with the question. Then, we can talk about the solutions. THE 7 ISSUES There are seven big issues when asking about your downloads. Not all downloads are equal. Be careful when you are comparing your internal numbers with the public numbers of others. You typically are not comparing apples to apples. The niche and target are different. Your content and personality are different. The longevity and experience are different. So, let's look at why you shouldn't be ask this question in the first place. BUILD IT FOR BIGGER DOWNLOADS My best friend and I recently drove to Detroit to see my son play in a hockey showcase. He rocked it. As we were passing Cedar Rapids, Iowa, we saw the exit to Dyersville, Iowa. It is the place there they filmed the movie Field of Dreams. In the movie, the owner of a farm is told, "If you build it, they will come." He builds a baseball diamond in his cornfield. Soon, ghosts of baseball legends come to play. They attract a huge audience and reunite the farmer with his dad. Unfortunately, if you build it they will come only happens in the movies. You need to promote your podcast to build your audience. Just because you've published your show, don't believe your audience will automatically grow. Take action each week to methodically get in front of new listeners who aren't aware of you. SOCIAL MEDIA One commenter on the Facebook post suggested social media. That's only part of the answer. To grow your audience, you need to attract new listeners while keeping your currently listeners coming back episode after episode. Feed both sides of the equations. There is a problem trying to grow with social media. Those people already know you. Unless you are spending money on ads, organic social media won't do much to help you reach new listeners and get bigger downloads. APPLES TO APPLES We talked a little about comparing yourself to others. Your bigger downloads aren't equal to bigger downloads of others. You can't compare yourself to everyone else. Your show and niche are different. You don't know where they are starting. If someone launches a show after building a Facebook group of 25,000, they are much further ahead after six episodes than you will be. It's not the same. QUALITY BIGGER DOWNLOADS When you are seeking bigger downloads, look for quality over quantity. It is much more important to have 100 people who love everything you do and buy everything you offer than it is having 1,000 people who are just curious. There are three levels of prospects. You have those that are intrigued, those that are interested, and those that are invested. Prospects that are intrigued are kicking the tires to see what's available. They aren't anywhere close to being fully committed to solving their problem. Those that are interested have taken that first step. They are aware of their problem and are seeking a solution. Interested people may have given you their email address or registered for a webinar. They may have even subscribed to your podcast. Then, you have the invested people. These are prospects actively spending money on their solution. If you have an audience full of invested people, it can be much smaller and much more profitable than an audience of intrigued people. PERSPECTIVE Next, keep your bigger downloads in perspective. According to audio hosting company Libsyn, the median number of downloads of all podcast episodes that were released between 30 and 60 days ago is typically around 150. (If you'd like to host on Libsyn, visit https://libsyn.com/ and use the coupon code PTC to get your first month free.) The median is the middle. If you stack all downloads smallest to largest, the median is the number right in the middle. There are 50% more and 50% fewer. Let's assume the 6th episode of this particular podcast was recently released. The number of downloads wouldn't be included, because it is just beginning to get downloaded. So, this podcast is getting nearly 100 downloads an episode and it's brand new. 100 downloads is pretty good considering the median is 150. Keep it in perspective. BIGGER DOWNLOADS TAKE TIME With that being said, the next challenge is time. It has only been 6 weeks. This show is brand new and you are already at 500 downloads. Give it time to grow. Have you ever planted tomatoes? In the spring, we put in six tomato plants. They grew and grew with no tomatoes. Finally, late July arrives. It has been about 10 weeks since putting the plants in the ground. Temperatures get up to around 100 Fahrenheit. Next thing you know, we can't keep up with all the tomatoes on the plants. In early August, we were picking tomatoes everyday. There were so many. Looking for bigger downloads six weeks after you launch is like walking out to your garden six weeks after planting and wondering why you don't have anything ready to pick. Give it time. PATIENCE Finally, podcasting takes patience. Enjoy the journey. One commenter said podcasting has taught them patience. This is probably the wisest comment I've seen on Facebook. He who enjoys walking will walk much farther than he who enjoys the destination. Regardless of where you are, there will always be bigger downloads. Enjoy the journey. 7 WAYS TO GET BIGGER DOWNLOADS Now, let's talk about getting bigger downloads. Just because you shouldn't be comparing yourself to others doesn't mean you shouldn't be working to get bigger downloads. There are a variety things you can do to grow your audience. Remember to seek quality over quantity as you consistently do the work to grow. NEW LISTENERS First, remember the two sides of the equation. You must get new listeners in addition to keeping your current listeners coming back. Find ways to get in front of people who don't know you. Invite them to your email list, so you can nurture the relationship. You can then email those people each time you release a new episode. RETURNERS Next, keep your current listeners coming back week after week. You need to effectively tease your next episode. Email your list and remind people to listen. Post on social media to let your following know about the new episode. If you don't keep current listeners coming back, it's like putting water into a bucket with holes in the bottom. No matter how much water you add, you bucket won't remain full. PARTNER FOR BIGGER DOWNLOADS The third thing you need to do to create bigger downloads is collaborate. Find partners who are already talking to your ideal listeners. Collaborate with those partners to get in front of their audience. Too many people approach business with a scarcity mentality. They think if they introduce another expert to their audience, their clients will leave and go to the other expert. Business doesn't usually work that way. Many clients use multiple experts. If you have someone helping with your podcast, you might have somebody else helping with your website and a third coaching you around your sales. Find partners who serve the same audience in a different way. INTERVIEWS Next, get bigger downloads by getting interviewed. Get on other podcasts. Podcast listeners listen to podcasts. Fish where the fish are. I know it sounds basic. Podcast listeners listen to podcasts. But, are you leveraging that opportunity? The average podcast listener consumes about 7 different shows each week. Roughly 30% of podcast listeners consume over 11 different shows on a weekly basis. Just because they are listening to another show doesn't prevent them from listening to you. Get interviewed. GET PEOPLE TALKING If you want to get bigger downloads, create word of mouth. Get people talking about you. To create word of mouth, create great content that people will talk about. Spend time creating great episodes. Determine the biggest challenges of your audience, and then help your audience solve those problems. CONSISTENCY LEADS TO BIGGER DOWNLOADS Next, be consistent. People are creatures of habit. Show up in their life every week and become a habit. You do this by consistently publishing at the same time every week. You also need to consistently promote your show. Appear in the lives of your listeners on a consistent basis. Select your three primary promotional vehicles, and work on them regularly. OPPORTUNITIES FOR BIGGER DOWNLOADS Finally, never pass up a mic. If someone offers you an opportunity to get in front of their audience, take it. When it comes to bigger downloads, I'm more concerned with the quality of the audience than the size of the audience. I've landed a $20,000 client by speaking to a group of six. You never know when you'll find that perfect client. Never pass up a mic. GET YOUR BIGGER DOWNLOADS When it comes to bigger downloads, have a strategy. First, don't compare yourself to others. Simply work to grow. Next, have a system that you can execute consistently. Then, get new listeners to come while keeping your current listeners coming back. Finally, be consistent. NEXT WEEK Next week I'm going to help you get in front of new listeners. We will talk with Kimberly Crowe. She is the founder of Speakers Playhouse and Podapalooza, which is a great way to get yourself interviewed. You can learn more about Podapalooza at www.podcasttalentcoach.com/podapalooza. Kimberly will talk with us about landing speaking opportunities and speaking to sell. That's all next week. If you don't have a mentor who can take your hand and walk you every step of the way, go to www.PodcastTalentCoach.com/apply, click the button and apply to have a chat with me. We will develop your plan and see how I can help and support you to achieve your podcast goals.

Night Listeners - Happy Thanksgiving! I hope you all are stuffed to the gills and ready jam some tunes with me for an hour. On the menu tonight I have some warm hippie love from Goldblums, punk rock legends Red Throb, Druids, and 7inch Wave.7inch Wave - "Break too Fast" / Load "Love Emulator" ,8​,​1 (Ames)Goldblums - "Wear my Blood" / Blum On (Des Moines)Greg Wheeler and the Poly Mall Cops - "It's in the Blood" / Room (Des Moines)Red Throb - "Tonight" / Bend Over Here Comes (Iowa City)The Wych Elm - "Best Guess" / Woodward (Des Moines)Ambush #5 - "Seven" / Precision Noise Recordings (Iowa City)Alex Body - "5" / Jazz Menu (Iowa City)Bottledog - "Waxed Toddler" / Another Product (Iowa City)Brian Jones - "The Massacre" / What Was Left (Cedar Rapids)Slimtones - "Radio Station" / Demo (Iowa City)Purplish - "eminence" / end of days (Spencer)Atomic Opera - "2000 Die  and a Space Oddity" / Disentegration Fold (Des Moines)Shamrock Shakes - "Hardcore Love" / House of Jep EP (Ames)Captain Three Leg - "Dreamroller" / split with DSM (Ottumwa)Druids - "Dance of Skulls" / Shadow Work (Des Moines)Iowa Basement Tapes has its own archive of Iowa music. Be sure to check out iowabasementtapes.bandcamp.com and download any of the releases for free. If you would like to contribute any music please send an email to kristianday@gmail.com. BROADCAST SCHEDULEThursdays at 9PM on 98.9FM  KFMG - Des MoinesFridays at 11PM  on 90.3FM  KWIT - Sioux CityFridays at 11PM on 90.7FM KOJI - OkobojiSaturdays at 8PM on 1240AM KWIC - DecorahIf you miss the show please subscribe to the broadcast archives: https://apple.co/2MzdH5e

It's Thanksgiving in America and Josh and Logan are working on being more grateful. Josh found a little book with tips for being better at showing gratitude and Logan is pretty skeptical about all of them. But the boys try their best to show gratitude for each other and it only hurts them a little bit. And of course they discuss some strange Thanksgiving foods and Josh talks about a man he saw make a very specific soup order... Arlington, VA - Josh and Logan will be at the Arlington Drafthouse Nov. 30th-Dec. 2nd! Tickets for some shows still available at https://www.arlingtondrafthouse.com/events/74649 Cedar Rapids, IA - Josh and Logan's last stop for the 2023 Freshman Tour will be at the Classic Event Center in Cedar Rapids on Dec. 16th! Get tickets at https://ticketbud.com/events/ccfce51c-5819-11ee-b86a-42010a717028 Join the JJS Patreon for bonus podcasts, videos, and pictures of Josh sleeping at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.patreon.com/joshjohnsonshow⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Find Josh's albums and socials at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://linktr.ee/joshjohnsoncomedy⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Check out Logan's projects and social media at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://linktr.ee/logannielsen⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Get in the mailbag by emailing joshjohnsonshow@gmail.com Music by Brad Kemp. Find his stuff and hire him at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.secondbedroomstudio.com/

"Dear friends, since God loved us that much, we surely ought to love each other." —1 John 4:11    Submit a Podcast Listener Question HERE!    Mary Heinrich discusses with us the value of friendship in this work as well as different networks you can set up to help sustain this desired support and community.  Mary is the Membership Coordinator for The United States Association of the Catechesis of the Good Shepherd. Prior to joining the staff, Mary served on the CGSUSA Board of Trustees for seven years. Mary has also served as a Director of Faith Formation in the Catholic Church for twenty-nine years, as well as a consultant and editor for religious education publishers.  She earned a bachelor's degree in religious studies from Mount Mercy College in Cedar Rapids, Iowa and a master's degree in Pastoral Studies in the Catechesis of the Good Shepherd from Aquinas Institute of Theology in St. Louis, Missouri. Her husband, Kurt is a permanent deacon in the Diocese of Des Moines and teaches theology at the local Catholic high school, is a Level One catechist, and enjoys making materials for the atrium.  Their daughter, Clare, is the elementary faith formation coordinator at her Church, working in the Level One and Level Two atria. When not immersed in CGS, Mary enjoys reading, art and spending time with her family.    Types of CGSUSA Memberships    Information about Regional Groups      Other Episode with Mary:   Episode 31 - “Even Now” A Lenten Reflection with Mary Heinrich    Further Reading:    Read Tina Lillig's article Life of the Catechist online   Facets of Joy          Learn more about the Catechesis of the Good Shepherd at www.cgsusa.org     Follow us on Social Media-  Facebook at “The United States Association of the Catechesis of the Good Shepherd”  Instagram-  cgsusa  Twitter- @cgsusa  Pinterest- Natl Assoc of Catechesis of the Good Shepherd USA  YouTube- catechesisofthegoodshepherd 

This is Stephen Schmidt from the Gazette Digital News Desk, and I'm here with your update for November 22, 2023.According to the National Weather Service it will be sunny Wednesday in the Cedar Rapids area with a high near 46 degrees. On Wednesday evening it will be mostly clear, with a low of around 31 degrees.The super PAC backing Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis is taking Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds to the airwaves in a pair of ads that feature Reynolds encouraging voters to support DeSantis.The ads are part of a seven-figure ad buy in Iowa from Never Back Down. They are the first to feature Reynolds making a direct-to-camera pitch for DeSantis, who she endorsed for the Republican presidential nomination this month following months of public discord with the GOP front-runner, former President Donald Trump.That feud continued Tuesday with Trump releasing a video on social media noting that Gov. Reynolds has gone from one of the most popular governors in the country to one of the least popular. He then suggested Reynolds must have been promised a position by DeSantis to back someone so far back in the polls.Recent polls of likely Iowa caucus goers show DeSantis and former South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley jockeying for a distant second place behind Trump. According to an average of polls by FiveThirtyEight, Trump has nearly 45 percent of support of Iowa Republicans, while DeSantis has 17.5 percent and Haley has around 15 percent.A former softball coach at Solon High School and Clear Creek Amana High School pleaded guilty Tuesday to sexually assaulting a teenage student about 17 years ago.James Anthony White, 59, of North Liberty, charged with two counts of third-degree sexual abuse and two counts of sexual exploitation by a school employee, pleaded guilty in Johnson County District Court to one count of third-degree sexual abuse and enticing a minor away with intent to assault.White, during the plea hearing, admitted to sexually assaulting the victim when she was 14- and 15-years-old, from January 2006 through December 2007. He also admitted to enticing away the victim with intent to commit assault.District Court Judge David Cox said, as part of the plea agreement, the 10- and five-year prison sentences will run consecutively but will be suspended and White will receive probation. The sentencing judge will determine the length of probation.Johnson County Attorney Rachel Zimmermann Smith said the victim had been consulted about the plea agreement and had agreed to it.The woman, who was a student of White's during the 2006-07 school year and was coached by him on the Clear Creek Amana softball team, told police about the past sexual abuse incidents in early 2022, according to a criminal complaint.She told police she was 15 when White was her teacher and coach, and said she had been groomed by White and they had a sexual relationship.White was a teacher and softball coach at Clear Creek Amana for several years before leaving in 2012 to coach at Solon High School. He coached softball at Solon until 2017, then returned as an assistant baseball coach for the 2021 and 2022 seasons.His contract at Solon ended the summer of 2022, according to the Solon School District.

This is Stephen Schmidt from the Gazette Digital News Desk, and I'm here with your update for November 21, 2023.According to the National Weather Service rain will be likely in the Cedar Rapids area on Tuesday morning, but should come to an end by 8 a.m. It should be cloudy during the day, with a high near 47 degrees. Tuesday evening the low is listed at 27 degrees, with a blustery wind.Cedar Rapids school leaders are considering ways to reverse the district's declining enrollment trend, looking at “rich opportunities for growth,” including better marketing preschool and kindergarten in the hopes of capturing and retaining those families.The district's certified enrollment for the 2023-24 school year — a count taken by every school district in Iowa in October — is 14,697 students, an increase of 45 students from last year, according to data presented during a Cedar Rapids school board meeting Monday.“That's fantastic because that reverses a trend,” said Craig Barnum, chief information officer for the Cedar Rapids Community School District.This is lower, however, than the 16,140 students within the district's "attendance footprint,“ who are open enrolled into neighboring public school districts or private or non-public schools, Barnum said. In Iowa, school districts' enrollment is a driving factor of state funding.Increasing enrollment is one goal of the district's strategic plan, approved by the Cedar Rapids school board in September. By June 2027, the district plans to stabilize enrollment and see a 1 percent increase.There has been a decline of about 1,100 students in Cedar Rapids schools since the 2010-11 school year, according to district data.Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds said Monday she was in talks with legislative and industry leaders about further reducing Iowa's income tax rates in the upcoming legislative session.Reynolds promised another round of income tax cuts when she announced in September the state ended the fiscal year with a $1.83 billion budget surplus.Speaking with reporters on Monday, Reynolds said she wants to make sure any tax reductions put in place will be sustainable in the long term.Reynolds pointed to the surplus and the taxpayer relief fund, a separate fund that ended last year with $2.74 billion, as evidence that Iowa is collecting too much in taxes.Reynolds said she would have more details about the plan in her Condition of the State address in January. Iowa's 2024 legislative session starts Jan. 8.At a Cato Institute conference in February, Reynolds said her goal is to eliminate the state income tax by the end of her current term.

Today we cover "Generosity" as one of the 8 hills we're willing to die on.   Series Description Values is a term that often signify these mushy, sentimental ideals for which we rarely contend. Around here we call our values, the Eight Hills we will die on. Because as a church, we believe that if something is worth living for, it must be worth dying for. So, we have taken our stand! We WILL relentlessly defend and even die upon these hills. Join us for this series where we will define who we are as a church and the passions that drive us. Connect With Us Join us live in Cedar Rapids, Coralville, or Wilton, Iowa. Or watch online each Sunday morning. Visit https://www.lifechurchnow.org for specific times. YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/LIFEchurchIA New(ish) here? We'd love to connect with you! https://bit.ly/1st-Time_Connection Got a prayer request? https://bit.ly/Ask_For_Prayer  

On Today's Episode: "Our guest Johnny Lentz should have his own podcast. Everything he does, he does with greatness. Not only is he a stellar musician but he's also a costume designer, baker, and grocery store expert. We loved hearing all about his love for his family and the adventure of starting again in his ever-growing career. I love this man and you will too." -ShaneWelcome to The Groove Life, a bi-weekly podcast from one of the Corridor's hardest rockers Shane Lunsford, joined by his daughter Micah, focused around good vibes and positivity - the things in life that make you groove.New episodes every other Monday on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and wherever else you find your podcasts.Visit GrooveLifePod.com for the Groove Life Spotify playlist!The Groove Life Podcast is produced and distributed by the Upload Media Network in Cedar Rapids, IA. For more, visit UploadCR.com.Subscribe to Upload+ for just $10/month and get bonus episodes of this show, benefits from local partners, access to exclusive merch, and more, all while support local Iowa creators and businesses. For more information and to get started, head to UploadCR.com/plus.Mentioned in this episode:Wildside 2023If you're like Shane and love a good tattoo, then consider checking out Wilside Tattoo and Body Piercing in Cedar Rapids, IA. Johnny O'Conner has been a tattoo artist and business owner for over 25 years, and his passion for his art is infectious. Get your name on the books and learn more at www.wildsidetattoocr.com.

This is Stephen Schmidt from the Gazette Digital News Desk, and I'm here with your update for November 20, 2023.According to the National Weather Service it will be cloudy on Monday with a high near 48 degrees. Rain will become increasingly likely during the day, with a 60 percent chance around 10 p.m. The low will settle in around 37 degrees.A medical emergency may have caused a 21-year-old man to veer off Highway 30 on Friday evening, where he crashed and was killed, authorities said.Cedar Rapids police and firefighters responded at 6:21 p.m. Friday to the area near Highway 30 and 21st Street SW to a report of a single-car crash.They found a vehicle that had gone off the road and struck some railroad property below the bridge that spans railroad tracks and Prairie Creek.First responders tried to revive the driver, identified by police as Nicholas Pearson, but he died at the scene.A Cedar Rapids developer has been charged with stealing over $2,000 of goods from a home improvement store in Marion.Eric Gutschmidt, 39, was charged in Linn County District Court last month with second-degree theft, a felony, according to a criminal complaint. He is accused of committing a “series” of thefts — six separate incidents — over the course of three days from March 5 through March 7 at Menards, 200 Menard Lane, in Marion.Gutschmidt was arraigned this week and pleaded not guilty to the charge. His trial is set for April 2. He didn't respond Friday afternoon to a message from The Gazette seeking comment.According to the complaint, Gutschmidt took 57 packages of vinyl floor planks and three packages of floor tiles from the store without paying for the items, valued at $2,338. He initially was identified as the suspect because he provided his name and phone number for a different order of items he placed on the day the first theft occurred, the complaint stated.Repairs are being made to deteriorating wood beams at Taft and Harding middle schools in Cedar Rapids after some of the columns were determined last month to be structurally unstable — forcing students out of those areas.Two domes — one at Taft and one at Harding — are expected to be repaired by the end of December. The domes were closed as a safety precaution, and students were moved to other parts of the buildings.Crews from McComas-Lacina Construction of Iowa City are working to install metal plates to the wood beam structures, and weld them to metal anchors attached to the concrete footings around the domes.There are two domes at each of the middle schools with 16 beams supporting each dome.The domes for both schools were closed back in October after inspections found them to be structurally unsound.The two middle schools were constructed in 1965 using the same design that features two domes. Chris Gates, buildings and grounds manager for Cedar Rapids Schools, told the Gazette that these designs have stood the test of time in dry states like Arizona. However, in Iowa, a design where wood beams are exposed to precipitation and frequent freeze / thaw cycles, has turned out to not be the most practical choice.

Welcome to the weekend!This is Stephen Colbert from the Gazette Digital News Desk, and I'm here with your update for Saturday, November 18th, and Sunday, November 19th, 2023.According to the National Weather Service, Saturday will be sunny, with a high near 57, cooling to a low around 33 Saturday night.Sunday will be cloudy with a high of 57, cooling to a low of 41 Sunday night.deteriorating beams are being repaired at Taft, HardingRepairs are being made to deteriorating wood beams at Taft and Harding middle schools in Cedar Rapids after some of the columns were determined last month to be structurally unstable — forcing students out of those areas.The closure of the Taft and Harding domes is impacting more than 1,000 sixth through eighth grade students in the Cedar Rapids district. Outside the schools are fences around the domes with signs that read “do not enter.”Band and orchestra students at Taft are practicing in the school's front entryway. Lunch is eaten in the hallway and some classrooms. PE classes also are being held in the library or outside, weather permitting.Later this month, music classes will move to a portable classroom being put up in front of Taft. There will be two portables with a total of four classrooms.At Harding, renovations were made to create additional classroom space to accommodate students.3 Iowa reps among those calling for George Santos to resignThree of Iowa's Republican U.S. representatives called on Republican U.S. Rep. George Santos to resign Thursday after a House Ethics Committee investigation found evidence of a string of alleged financial crimes tied to his 2022 campaign.Reps. Ashley Hinson, Zach Nunn and Mariannette Miller-Meeks called for Santos to resign from Congress, signaling that they would vote to expel him if he does not resign.The three representatives, along with Republican Rep. Randy Feenstra, all voted against a previous measure to expel Santos from Congress.The House Ethics Committee's report says Santos stole from his campaign, deceived donors into paying him personally when they thought they were giving to his campaign, and reported fictitious loans to his campaign he then used campaign funds to pay back.Panel takes first step to consider restructuring downtown Cedar Rapids' managing entityCould another organization host signature downtown events such as the farmers market or decide how to spend public funds on things like murals and lighting?The Downtown Self-Supported Municipal Improvement District Commission — a mayor-appointed panel that oversees downtown initiatives — took steps this week to explore such questions and consider how to potentially change the management structure of downtown operations. The move comes as consultant Progressive Urban Management Associates of Denver is slated to bring a refreshed Downtown Vision Plan guiding the future of the urban core to the Cedar Rapids City Council for possible adoption Dec. 5.The plan will recommend the district put together a task force to make a recommendation on its structure going forward. One section of the draft vision plan examines the downtown entity's current structure in relation to others in the country.Have a good weekend, everyone.

On the podcast this week, Mariannette Miller-Meeks gets a primary challenger, the Republican presidential primary gets lighter, a new Iowa State University poll, and multi-candidate events in Iowa sans Trump.On Iowa Politics is a weekly news and analysis podcast that aims to re-create the kinds of conversations that happen when you get political reporters from across Iowa together after the day's deadlines have been met.This week's show is hosted by Erin Murphy, the Des Moines Bureau Chief for The Gazette in Cedar Rapids, and features Sarah Watson of the Quad City Times, Lee Des Moines Bureau Chief Caleb McCullough, Jared McNett of the Sioux City Journal, and Gazette Columnist Todd Dorman.The show was produced by Stephen M. Colbert and the music heard on the podcast is courtesy of Jeremy Jacobs and Copperhead.

This is Stephen Schmidt from the Gazette Digital News Desk, and I'm here with your update for November 17, 2023.According to the National Weather Service it will be sunny on Friday in the Cedar Rapids area, with a high near 47 degrees. On Friday night it will be clear, with a low of around 27 degrees.Starting in December, tenants will move into a new affordable housing development in southeast Cedar Rapids that will add 44 rental units to the city's core, with five units reserved for young people aging out of the foster care system.The Des Moines-based Hatch Kiernan Galloway Development Group on Thursday marked the near-completion of Cedar Rapids Brickstone, a $12.2 million, four-story multifamily building at 627 Sixth St. SE.The project will provide supportive services to tenants in partnership with local nonprofit, Foundation 2 Crisis Services.Of the 44 units, 34 will be reserved for tenants at or below 60 percent of area median income. Ten units will be marked for tenants at or below 30 percent of area median income, according to the city.The Brickstone housing complex also is in proximity to other nonprofits and service providers, the Ground Transportation Center for bus access and the downtown Cedar Rapids Public Library.Three of Iowa's Republican U.S. representatives called on Republican U.S. Rep. George Santos to resign Thursday after a House Ethics Committee investigation found evidence of a string of alleged financial crimes tied to his 2022 campaign.The House Ethics Committee's report says Santos stole from his campaign, deceived donors into paying him personally when they thought they were giving to his campaign, and reported fictitious loans to his campaign he then used campaign funds to pay back.Reps. Ashley Hinson, Zach Nunn and Mariannette Miller-Meeks called for Santos to resign from Congress, signaling that they would vote to expel him if he does not resign.The three representatives, along with Republican Rep. Randy Feenstra, all voted against a previous me sure to expel Santos from Congress.Santos said on Thursday he would not seek re-election in 2024 but did not say he would resign from Congress.House Ethics Committee Chair Michael Guest, a Republican from Mississippi, will move to expel Santos this week, according to CNN.The Iowa Hawkeye women won't get to keep their #2 ranking for very long.Kansas State scored the final 12 points and stunned No. 2 Iowa, 65-58, before a sellout crowd of 14,998 Thursday night at Carver-Hawkeye Arena.K-State came into Thursday's game as the third-best defensive team in the nation, at 37 points per game. They held the Hawkeyes 34 points below their average of per game.Iowa has good company in teams getting upset, though. Of the top 10 teams in the preseason Associated Press poll, Iowa was the eighth to fall so far. And it's only mid-November.

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This is Stephen Schmidt from the Gazette Digital News Desk, and I'm here with your update for November 16, 2023.It will be our last day above 60 degrees for a while Thursday. According to the National Weather Service there will be increasing clouds in the Cedar Rapids area with a high near 67 degrees. It will also be breezy, with winds of 15 to 20 mph gusting as high as 35 mph.We should still have highs in the 50s on Saturday and Sunday, but it appears that next week will begin the slide into colder temperatures.A judge Wednesday sentenced 18-year-old Jeremy Goodale to life in prison with the possibility of parole after 25 years for his role in killing his high school Spanish teacher with a baseball bat.District Judge Shawn Showers said this wasn't a “typical” murder case — noting the brutal nature of the killing. 66-year-old Nohema Graber, a teacher at Fairfield High School, was killed in 2021 by Goodale and Willard Chaiden Miller. Both students were 16 at the time of the killing.Showers, who considered all the juvenile factors required in sentencing a teen, said there were mitigating factors in the case, including Goodale's genuine remorse, which was unlike “your co-defendant” – referring to Chaiden Miller. He also said Goodale's plea of guilty and acceptance of responsibility also was a mitigating factor.State education officials will not provide Iowa school districts with a list of library materials now prohibited under new K-12 book restriction rules, despite calls and suggestions for it to do so by school librarians and administrators and a state board member.The Iowa Board of Education voted Wednesday to move ahead with proposed rules seeking to clarify restrictions under a new state law that prohibits books and curriculum in K-12 schools that contain descriptions of sex acts. The law also prohibits the teaching of sexual orientation and gender identity through sixth grade.The law passed solely by the Republican majority also requires school administrators to alert a student's caregiver if a student wants to use pronouns that differ from their sex assigned at birth.Iowa cornerback and special teams standout Cooper DeJean has suffered a significant lower-leg injury in practice and will miss the rest of the season, the team confirmed Wednesday evening in a news release.“This is truly heartbreaking for Cooper,” Iowa Coach Kirk Ferentz said in a statement. “He has played extremely well and is a real playmaker on our team. We will all support Cooper during his recovery, which will continue into the new year.”DeJean, an Associated Press midseason All-American, has widely been projected to be a first-round pick in next year's NFL Draft should he choose to forego his senior season.

This is Stephen Schmidt from the Gazette Digital News Desk, and I'm here with your update for November 15, 2023.It will be sunny on Wednesday with a high near 67 degrees,according to the National Weather Service. On Wednesday evening it will be mostly clear, with a low of around 45 degrees.Proposed rules meant to provide guidance to Iowan physicians lack specific penalties they could face for performing abortions under a new law that remains tied up in court.The Iowa Board of Medicine is set to meet Friday to consider proposed rules that include specific guidance on how medical providers are to implement the exceptions for rape, incest, fatal fetal abnormalities and medical emergencies contained in a new law that would prohibit the vast majority of abortions in the state.The proposed rules, however, currently do not answer key questions about whether doctors could face fines or licensing repercussions for performing abortions illegally. They simply state: “Failure to comply with this rule or the requirements of Iowa Code section 146E may constitute grounds for discipline.”The fate of the fetal abortion law remains to be decided. For now abortion in Iowa remains legal up to 20 weeks of pregnancy.A Door Dash delivery driver killed in an October shooting at a Cedar Rapids apartment complex parking lot was shot six times, according to a criminal complaint against Cameron Leonard, one of the people police believe were involved in the shootout.Leonard was arrested last week by U.S. marshals in Burlington after he was released from the hospital, where he was taken to be treated for multiple gunshot wounds after the Oct. 5 shooting.According to a criminal complaint, Leonard's brother, Maurice Brown — who was also killed in the shooting — placed a Door Dash order that was delivered by Snyder. Brown, 21, of Cedar Rapids, knew Snyder and “there had been a previous conflict between them,” the complaint said without elaboration.After Snyder arrived a shootout ensued between the men.KMRY radio host Ricky Bartlett of Iowa City and the band Vibe will be honored with a Danny Award at the fourth annual Danny Awards held Nov. 18 in New York. The awards sponsored by Daniel's Music Foundation recognizes musicians with disabilities with the purpose of challenging society to think differently about disability.The Danny Awards is considered an artist pipeline for Just Call Me By My Name, a record label for musicians with disabilities (distributed by The Orchard) that releases compilation EPs timed to key Disability Awareness dates. The label also seeks performance opportunities at festivals, award shows, DEI conferences and corporate events, and promotes artists' music through listening stations at key venues.Bartlett is a double amputee who lost his legs to a flesh-eating disease. After he nearly lost his life in addition to his legs, he decided to pursue his dream of acting and has been voice-over work for a Marvel project in the United Kingdom. He also saw a lot of work pour in from international projects during the SAG-AFTRA strikes (the union doesn't have much of an international presence.) He's also working on a Korean film, called “Target,” where he is playing a mob boss.

This is Stephen Schmidt from the Gazette Digital News Desk, and I'm here with your update for November 14, 2023.It will be increasingly cloudy and warmer on Tuesday. According to the National Weather Service there will be a high near 67 degrees in the Cedar Rapids area. The low will come in around 43 degrees.Police released the identities of the two pedestrians hit by a car Sunday as they were crossing Memorial Drive SE in Cedar RapidsBonnie Stover was killed Sunday afternoon just outside of her home by a driver police say was drunk and fled the scene. Shawn Stover, her husband of 35 years, was also hit in the roadway and was hospitalized for his injuries.Members of the Stover family told the Gazette that Bonnie Stover worked at Linn Area Credit Union and volunteered at various organizations throughout Cedar Rapids“She does not deserve this. She seriously was like a saint. I've always said that she was like a saint on this earth. She was the nicest person,” said Molly Stover, one of her daughters. Police said the crash was caught on video surveillance and they were able to identify the sport utility vehicle involved. Investigators found it parked about a mile away, at the home of Kyle Kubite, 45, of 2232 Pine Ave. SE.Kubite was arrested on counts of vehicular homicide while intoxicated, leaving the scene of a personal injury accident and leaving the scene of a fatality accident. He remained Monday in the Linn County Jail.Local auto salvage company Sunline has cleaned out its property on Sixth Street SW and moved hundreds of cars onto the Hawkeye Downs parking lot, making way for the old property's sale to Copart, an insurance auto auction.Roger Cassill, owner of both Hawkeye Downs and Sunline, said Monday he sold the old 40-acre Sunline property at 4400 Sixth St. SW to Copart to be one of its major locations in the Midwest. Copart currently has Iowa locations in Des Moines and Davenport. The sale closed Oct. 31, Cassill said, after the process started about a year ago.The rezoning took place as Hawkeye Downs looked to refresh its property and explore new ways to draw residents and visitors to the racetrack. It has received thousands of dollars from the city over the years through hotel-motel tax funds the city reaps from overnight guests — for instance, $35,000 last November.The city also in 2022 awarded the organization $50,000 in federal American Rescue Plan Act funds as part of money given to nonprofits to support recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic.Cassill said there are plans going through the architectural stages for the front side of Hawkeye Downs, on the northeast side of the property. There are plans to develop the land with multiple buildings and a new expo center “to dress that up,” he said.

This is Stephen Schmidt from the Gazette Digital News Desk, and I'm here with your update for November 13, 2023.The week will start sunny and pleasant on Monday, with a high of 63 degrees in the Cedar Rapids area. The low will drop down to 35 degrees, with clear skies. The National Weather Service projects sunny skies and highs in the 60s for much of the rest of the week.Pharmacies across Iowa have closed at an alarming rate over the past decade-plus, partly because insurance payouts don't cover drug costs.Nearly 100 pharmacies across the state have shut their doors since 2008, according to research from a Drake University professor in a recent study.And it's still an issue. A survey last month conducted by the Iowa Pharmacy Association of its members found 40 percent of responding pharmacies expect to close within the next 12 months.Pharmacists, lawmakers, policy experts and patient advocates say pharmacy benefit managers are largely to blame.Pharmacy benefit managers, or PBMs, are third party companies that function as intermediaries between insurance providers and drug manufacturers.Mike Deninger is a co-owner and pharmacist at Towncrest Pharmacy. The group collectively owns eight community pharmacies in Iowa City, Solon, Van Horne, Marengo, Belle Plaine and New Hampton.Independent pharmacies like his rely on PBMs so that they can take various insurance plans, but those companies also decide how much money the pharmacists receive when reimbursing them.“They will pay us whatever they feel like paying us, and it can change at any given time,” he said.Iowa Republican U.S. Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks and colleagues this week introduced a bipartisan proposal that would tackle practices used by pharmacy benefit managers that drive up costs for prescription medications.The bill would use a flat fee to compensate PBMs instead of pegging payments to a percentage of the cost of a drug.A Cedar Rapids man has been charged with vehicular homicide and operating while intoxicated after his vehicle struck two pedestrians in the road Sunday, killing one and injuring the other.Kyle Kubite, 45, of Cedar Rapids, was arrested Sunday and charged with the crimes after the pedestrians were struck in the 1400 block of Memorial Dr SE at roughly 4:45 p.m. SundayAccording to a media release from the Cedar Rapids Police Department, investigators determined Kubite was driving while intoxicated on Memorial Drive when he struck the two pedestrians, a man and a woman.The woman was transported to a local hospital, where she was pronounced dead, according to the release. The man had non-life-threatening injuries and was transported to the hospital for treatment.Police say the investigation is still underway but they are releasing no further information as of Sunday evening. The identities of the two pedestrians are being withheld while police investigate and family members can first be notified of the news.

Today we cover "Relevance" as one of the 8 hills we're willing to die on. Series Description Values is a term that often signify these mushy, sentimental ideals for which we rarely contend. Around here we call our values, the Eight Hills we will die on. Because as a church, we believe that if something is worth living for, it must be worth dying for. So, we have taken our stand! We WILL relentlessly defend and even die upon these hills. Join us for this series where we will define who we are as a church and the passions that drive us. Connect with us Join us live in Cedar Rapids, Coralville, or Wilton, Iowa. Or watch online each Sunday morning. Visit https://www.lifechurchnow.org for specific times. YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/LIFEchurchIA New(ish) here? We'd love to connect with you! https://bit.ly/1st-Time_Connection Got a prayer request? https://bit.ly/Ask_For_Prayer  

On the podcast this week, Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds breaks with tradition and endorses in the caucuses, Tuesday's election results provide some interesting insights and possible backlash, and the latest Republican presidential debate.On Iowa Politics is a weekly news and analysis podcast that aims to re-create the kinds of conversations that happen when you get political reporters from across Iowa together after the day's deadlines have been met.This week's show is hosted by Erin Murphy, the Des Moines Bureau Chief for The Gazette in Cedar Rapids, and features The Gazette's Deputy Bureau Chief Tom Barton, Jared McNett of the Sioux City Journal, and Gazette Columnist Todd Dorman.The show was produced by Stephen M. Colbert and the music heard on the podcast is courtesy of Item 9 & The Mad Hatters and Copperhead.

This is Stephen Schmidt from the Gazette Digital News Desk, and I'm here with your update for November 10, 2023.It will be sunny and a bit chilly on Friday. According to the National Weather Service the high will be near 47 degrees in the Cedar Rapids area, with sunny skies. Friday evening will be mostly clear, with a low near 29. Iowa State University's Catt Hall — honoring the women's suffrage leader Carrie Chapman Catt, accused by some of holding racist views — will permanently keep its name after an ISU name-removal committee cast a final 11-4 vote.That Nov. 3 vote — which the university announced Thursday — followed years of investigation, review of 250 historical documents, a dozen interviews and the production of a 46-page report that generated 311 public comments.“Why are we ignoring all of her accomplishments for women and our college because of a few words she said over 100 years ago,” one ISU student wrote to the committee, according to a collection of the public comments Iowa State released.Catt — born as Carrie Lane on Jan. 9, 1859, in Ripon, Wis — enrolled at Iowa State in 1877 and was the only woman in the graduating class of 1880, earning a bachelor's degree in general science.Among her accomplishments, Catt succeeded Susan B. Anthony as president of the National American Woman Suffrage Association, serving from 1900 to 1904 and from 1915 to 1920. She led the effort culminating in the ratification of the 19th Amendment to the Constitution in 1920, giving American women the right to vote.But, in doing so, Catt used racist arguments — according to historical documents and a standing change.org petition to “Rename Catt Hall” signed by 4,767 people.“In an attempt to sway Southern states in favor of the 19th Amendment, Catt rallied white politicians by claiming that ‘white supremacy will be strengthened, not weakened, by women's suffrage,' ” according to the petition. “Catt's racism has often been excused as simply a political strategy to gain Southern support rather than an ideology she actually supported.More than 50,000 Iowa student loan borrowers have enrolled in a new income-driven repayment plan rolled out by President Joe Biden's administration this year, the White House has announced.The Saving on a Valuable Education (SAVE) Plan was announced by Biden after the U.S. Supreme Court struck down his administration's efforts to forgive up to $20,000 in student loan debt for low- and medium-income borrowers.In Iowa, 54,600 borrowers are enrolled in the SAVE plan, White House figures show.The income-driven plan, which also considers the size of the borrower's family, caps a borrower's loan payment based on their income.Also under the SAVE plan, if a borrower's monthly payment is lower than the interest that accrues each month, the remaining interest is waived. The plan also makes it easier for borrowers to get their loans forgiven if they make payments on time over a set number of years.The Congressional Budget Office estimated the plan would cost around $230 billion over the next 10 years because of the increasing number of loans being forgiven. An analysis by the Penn Wharton School pegged the price at $475 billion.

This is Stephen Schmidt from the Gazette Digital News Desk, and I'm here with your update for November 9, 2023.It will be sunny and breezy on Thursday. According to the National Weather Service there will be a high of 56 degrees in the Cedar Rapids area. Wind gusts could get as high as 35 mph, but should hover lower than that most of the time. The wind will calm Thursday evening, with a low of around 31 degrees.The day after a $220 million bond referendum that would have funded improvements to Cedar Rapids school buildings was voted down, Superintendent Tawana Grover told the Gazette she is ready to “unify” residents around a new plan created with input from “all corners of the community.”Grover said educating voters about the district's facility needs will be critical as the district “goes back to the drawing board.” This includes informing voters of one of the stickier aspects of the bond — how larger school buildings can drive teacher collaboration, which in turn can improve student outcomes.“Our middle schools are operating at 68 percent capacity. That's a financial burden that has to be addressed,” she said.According to unofficial results, about 38 percent of voters in the district were in favor of the measure — far short of the 60 percent needed to pass it. The district has some work to do if they want to change those numbers for a different bond referendum, as the highest approval the failed referendum received in any precinct was 54 percent.Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird on Tuesday filed the legal case her team will present when the Iowa Supreme Court hears arguments around legislation that would prohibit the vast majority of abortions in the state.A Polk County District Court judge temporarily blocked enforcement of the law back in July until its constitutionality can be considered by the courts.The law prohibits abortions once a “fetal heartbeat” is detected, usually after around six weeks of pregnancy. In the wake of Iowa and U.S. Supreme Court rulings reversing a fundamental right to abortion, Bird argues a new “rational basis” test now applies in court. To pass the test, laws need only be “rationally related to a legitimate governmental interest.”The brief also argues that abortion providers have no standing to sue, given that there is no constitutional right to provide abortions.The NCAA amended its sports wagering reinstatement guidelines, but not in the way many Iowa Hawkeye fans were hoping.Penalties for athletes who bet on other teams at their own school will start at having to sit out one season while losing that season of eligibility.Most notably, it means Iowa defensive lineman Noah Shannon's college football career is indeed over. The sixth-year senior had been suspended for one season for a sports wagering violation. Iowa Coach Kirk Ferentz previously said Shannon placed a bet on another Iowa sports team on campus.Ferentz said in a statement Wednesday he is “heartbroken” for Shannon and said the decision is “just wrong.”

Josh and Logan are still in St. Louis and are both reeling from eating an All-American Belly Slam. This leads them to discuss the issues of sharing a hotel bathroom and the time Josh almost sat on a guy in the bathroom. Then, they give a full review of their hotel room and the sad view out their window. Josh also tries to guilt Logan into taking him go-karting and the two pay homage to Willem Dafoe. Josh and Logan will be in Arlington, VA at the Arlington Drafthouse November 30th-December 2nd. Get tickets at ⁠⁠https://www.arlingtondrafthouse.com/events/74649⁠⁠ Josh and Logan will be Cedar Rapids, IA at the Classic Event Center on December 16th. Get tickets at ⁠⁠https://ticketbud.com/events/ccfce51c-5819-11ee-b86a-42010a717028⁠⁠ Join the JJS Patreon for bonus podcasts, videos, and pictures of Josh sleeping at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.patreon.com/joshjohnsonshow⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Find Josh's albums and socials at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://linktr.ee/joshjohnsoncomedy⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Check out Logan's projects and social media at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://linktr.ee/logannielsen⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Get in the mailbag by emailing joshjohnsonshow@gmail.com Music by Brad Kemp. Find his stuff and hire him at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.secondbedroomstudio.com/

This is Stephen Schmidt from the Gazette Digital News Desk, and I'm here with your update for November 8, 2023.According to the National Weather Service it will be mostly cloudy Wednesday with a high near 55 degrees in the Cedar Rapids area. On Wednesday evening the sky will gradually become more clear, with a low of around 36 degrees.There were mixed results with local bond elections on Tuesday night.Voters on Tuesday overwhelmingly defeated a $220 million bond referendum that would fund improvements to schools in the Cedar Rapids Community School District, leaving officials to find other ways of addressing needs they say won't disappear despite the failure.According to unofficial results, about 38 percent of voters in the district were in favor of the measure — far short of the 60 percent needed to pass it. There was an almost 24 percent voter turnout for the school and city elections in Linn County, with some voters turning up at the polls to vote only on the Cedar Rapids bond referendum. Ely voters also soundly rejected a $7 million bond referendum for a new Community Center — a facility that would have housed City Hall, the public library and recreational services.The new facility, proposed to be built where City Hall currently sits at 1570 Rowley St., off State Street, was intended to be more noticeable for residents and visitors, accessible to trails and other amenities.One bond that made it through with the voters' seal of approval was a $43 million general obligation bond issue that will fund construction of a swimming pool and wellness center in the College Community School District that will be operated by the YMCA.The measure passed with 65 percent support, according to unofficial results.We have results of all the other area city council, mayoral, and school board elections on thegazette.com. Election results also will run with additional analysis in the Thursday print edition of the Gazette. An East Dubuque man was shot Tuesday by a Delaware County Deputy who was attempting to take the man into custody after the fatal shooting of a Fareway employee in Monticello.Monticello police responded to the Fareway Meat and Grocery Store at 7:29 a.m. Tuesday for a report of a shooting. There they found a Fareway employee who had been shot.The employee, Aaron McAtee, 48, of Monticello, was taken to University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics where he died, according to a news release from the Monticello Police Department.McAtee had been outside the store near the loading dock when he was shot, in what police believe was a random act of violence, the release states.Investigators identified Nathan Russell, 38, as a person of interest in the shooting, and he was located by a Delaware County Deputy in Hopkinton. The deputy attempted to take Russell into custody, but Russell failed to comply with directions and the deputy shot him, according to the release.Russell was taken to the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics with gunshot injuries. The deputy has been placed on leave pending the investigation of the officer-involved shooting.

We dissect the murder trial of Bob Robideau and Dino Butler who were acquitted by an all-white jury of twelve in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, after a period of intense deliberations that almost resulted in a hung jury and retrial. This is the story of how an all-star defense team, a celebrity peanut gallery, and a plucky community organizing effort combined to produce one of the most unlikely legal victories in the history of the United States. Support the show

Des Moines voters have elected a woman as mayor for the first time. Connie Boesen will replace Frank Cownie, who is stepping down after 20 years in office. Voters in Cedar Rapids have rejected a $220 million dollar bond to improve and replace school facilities. And voters in Polk County have overwhelmingly approved a $350 million bond to fund construction of a new terminal at the Des Moines International Airport.

In this episode of The Leave Your Legacy podcast we chat with two inspiring people who are changing the game in the world of sports. Our first guest is David Eickholt, a sports journalist and the publisher of HawkeyeInsider, a website that is part of the 247Sports network. David has been with HawkeyeInsider since June 2018 and has been providing in-depth coverage of Iowa football, basketball, and recruiting. He also gets exclusive interviews with Hawkeye players, coaches, and recruits. David has a double-major in Broadcasting and Journalism from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln and has worked for Rivals Nebraska and KRNU before. David is a proud Iowa native and a die-hard fan of the Hawkeyes. Our second guest is Scott Saville, a sports anchor and reporter for KCRG-TV9 in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. Scott has been at KCRG since 1999 and has seen many unforgettable moments in Iowa sports history. He also features the skills and accomplishments of high school athletes in his weekly segment, “Athlete of the Week”. Scott is a sports enthusiast and enjoys playing golf, basketball, and softball in his spare time. He lives in Marion with his wife and three kids. We hope you have fun listening to this episode of The Leave Your Legacy podcast and discover more about the awesome work that David and Scott are doing in the field of sports journalism. Make sure to subscribe, rate, and review our podcast on YouTube and wherever you get your podcasts. Thanks for tuning in!

This is Stephen Schmidt from the Gazette Digital News Desk, and I'm here with your update for November 7, 2023.Happy election day. Get out and vote if you can. We have an election section with information about how to vote, as well as stories on issues and Q&As with candidates, on the front page of thegazette.com. According to the National Weather Service it will be mostly sunny in the Cedar Rapids area Tuesday. The high will be about 59 degrees.After a lot of Mercy hospital drama, the story may at least be moving to the next stage.A U.S. Bankruptcy Court judge Monday approved the sale of Mercy Hospital, Iowa City's only community hospital, to the University of Iowa for $28 million.The university will fund the purchase with its UI Hospitals and Clinics revenue, according to UI spokeswoman Jeneane Beck.During a relatively brief hearing that left many issues unresolved — including some related to the hospital's debt and waning cash resources — Mercy attorneys said court approval of the sale marked a “banner day” for the hospital.According to leaders from both Mercy and UIHC, the university has agreed to invest in improving Mercy's infrastructure, and have set forth some immediate first steps: offering all Mercy Iowa City employees in good standing jobs with UI health care; allowing community providers not affiliated with UIHC to keep practicing at the hospital, planning for the two organizations to officially join as early as 2024, and encouraging Mercy patients to continue getting care there.The original winner of the bankruptcy auction, Preston Hollow Community Capital of Texas, did not object to Monday's sale.With Ron DeSantis trying to pull out a strong finish in the Iowa Republican caucuses just about two months away, he scored a rare endorsement Monday from a sitting Iowa governor during a presidential primary.The question now is whether Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds' endorsement of the Florida governor will have an impact on the primary in this first-in-the-nation caucus state where, as is also the case nationally, former President Donald Trump has consistently held a commanding lead in polls over DeSantis and the rest of the field.Reynolds officially endorsed DeSantis during a campaign rally Monday night at an events center in Des Moines.“To be quite honest, he is one of the most effective leaders I have ever seen,” Reynolds said. “We need someone who will fight for you and win for you, someone who won't get distracted but will stay disciplined, who puts his country first and not himself. That leader is Ron DeSantis.”Reynolds said part of the reason she felt compelled to endorse DeSantis is she does not believe Trump can win the election, in spite of recent polling showing the former president crushing his Republican competition and faring well when put against President Joe Biden.

This is Stephen Schmidt from the Gazette Digital News Desk, and I'm here with your update for November 6, 2023.According to the National Weather Service Monday will likely be the warmest day of the week. The prediction is for 68 degrees in the Cedar Rapids area, with mostly sunny skies. On Monday evening it will be mostly cloudy, with a low of around 41 degrees.According to reporting from the Associated Press, Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds is expected to endorse Florida Governor Ron DeSantis in his bid to secure the Republican nomination for president. DeSantis has been struggling to maintain his claim to be the solid 2nd place alternative to former President Donald Trump, and an endorsement from Gov. Reynolds could give his campaign a boost in momentum as the Iowa Caucuses are rapidly approaching.The Trump campaign was quick to criticize the news that Gov. Reynolds could endorse a political rival.“Kim Reynolds apparently has begun her retirement tour early as she clearly does not have any ambition for higher office,” the Trump campaign said in an emailed statement. “Earlier this year, she promised her constituents that she would remain neutral in the race, yet she has completely gone back on that promise. Regardless, her endorsement will not make any difference in this race.”Trump is the heavy favorite to win in Iowa. DeSantis is competing with former U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley to emerge as the second place choice in Iowa and on to New Hampshire.But we've got our local elections to focus on this week.Tuesday is Election Day in cities and school districts across Iowa. Voters will choose representatives on their city councils and school boards, and they'll weigh in on ballot issues that could raise property taxes to pay for new schools and community facilities.But early voting numbers reported in two Eastern Iowa counties show early interest in weighing in on those choices is lagging compared to the last city and school elections in 2021.As of Thursday, Linn County Auditor Joel Miller said turnout was down about 50 percent from early voting in 2021, totaling 4,785 ballots cast.Miller said he thinks there are too many other distractions and voter apathy all contributing to a lack of turnout for this election. He estimated 75 to 80 percent of Linn County's registered voters will opt not to vote.In Johnson County, election technician John Deeth said the county finished the 2021 election with 3,898 absentee ballot requests. Deeth said he did not anticipate turnout climbing as high as 2021, when, like in Linn County, there had been more contested elections.A 17-year-old faces a felony charge after authorities determined he posted an Oct. 27 social media threat against Metro High School, Cedar Rapids police said Saturday.The arrest marks the second time in a month that police have detained a teen for posting threats on social media against Cedar Rapids schools.In the latest arrest, the threat against Metro quickly was determined by police to be unfounded and classes in the district went on uninterrupted. But the threat was then shared by others on social media, police said.On Friday, a 17-year-old boy “was located by CRPD officers and taken to detention,” according to a police news release. Police said the teen, who they did not name, is not a student in the Cedar Rapids Community School District but they did not say where he is from or where he was located.Police said the teen will be charged with intimidation with a weapon, a Class D felony. The case, once the teen is charged, will proceed through juvenile court, according to Linn County Attorney Nick Maybanks.

Series Description: Values is a term that often signify these mushy, sentimental ideals for which we rarely contend. Around here we call our values, the Eight Hills we will die on. Because as a church, we believe that if something is worth living for, it must be worth dying for. So, we have taken our stand! We WILL relentlessly defend and even die upon these hills. Join us for this series where we will define who we are as a church and the passions that drive us. Get Connected: Join us live in Cedar Rapids, Coralville, or Wilton, Iowa. Or watch online each Sunday morning. Visit https://www.lifechurchnow.org for specific times. YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/LIFEchurchIA New(ish) here? We'd love to connect with you! https://bit.ly/1st-Time_Connection Got a prayer request? https://bit.ly/Ask_For_Prayer  

"It's always fun to hang out with creative friends that you haven't connected with in a while. With Anna Barnts, it felt like we picked up right where we left off when we last saw each other. Anna is an amazingly talented musician and a sweet-natured, genuine friend to so many people. This episode is filled with giggles, memories, and the world's best spaghetti and meatballs. Who doesn't love spaghetti and meatballs? Or better yet...lasagna tacos??" - ShaneWelcome to The Groove Life, a bi-weekly podcast from one of the Corridor's hardest rockers Shane Lunsford, joined by his daughter Micah, focused around good vibes and positivity - the things in life that make you groove.New episodes every other Monday on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and wherever else you find your podcasts.Visit GrooveLifePod.com for the Groove Life Spotify playlist!The Groove Life Podcast is produced and distributed by the Upload Media Network in Cedar Rapids, IA. For more, visit UploadCR.com.Subscribe to Upload+ for just $10/month and get bonus episodes of this show, benefits from local partners, access to exclusive merch, and more, all while support local Iowa creators and businesses. For more information and to get started, head to UploadCR.com/plus.Mentioned in this episode:Wildside 2023If you're like Shane and love a good tattoo, then consider checking out Wilside Tattoo and Body Piercing in Cedar Rapids, IA. Johnny O'Conner has been a tattoo artist and business owner for over 25 years, and his passion for his art is infectious. Get your name on the books and learn more at www.wildsidetattoocr.com.

On the podcast this week, we discuss a new Iowa Poll, uproar over a statement by college Democrats at the University of Iowa, Vivek Ramaswamy's latest campaign swing through the state, and Mike Pence's exit from the race.On Iowa Politics is a weekly news and analysis podcast that aims to re-create the kinds of conversations that happen when you get political reporters from across Iowa together after the day's deadlines have been met.This week's show is hosted by Erin Murphy, the Des Moines Bureau Chief for The Gazette in Cedar Rapids, and features The Gazette's Deputy Bureau Chief Tom Barton, Lee Des Moines Bureau Chief Caleb McCullough, Jared McNett of the Sioux City Journal, and Gazette Columnist Todd Dorman.The show was produced by Stephen M. Colbert and the music heard on the podcast is courtesy of Dead Larry and Copperhead.

Josh and Logan are in St. Louis together and of course Josh immediately racked up some strange interactions. He had an Uber driver that practiced some rough self-talk and got let down by some orange juice that leads Logan to confront him about his restaurant ordering habits. Josh and Logan also ponder the rough moments in life by asking "What is your 'bowl of coffee' moment?" *There were some slight technical issues with Josh's mic in this episode. We apologize for the inconvenience.* Upcoming Shows: St. Louis - Josh and Logan will be at Helium Comedy Club November 2nd & 3rd. Get tickets at ⁠⁠https://st-louis.heliumcomedy.com/events/82682⁠⁠ Indianapolis - They will at Helium Comedy Club on November 4th. Get tickets at ⁠⁠https://indianapolis.heliumcomedy.com/events/82677⁠⁠ Arlington, VA - Josh and Logan will be at the Arlington Drafthouse November 30th-December 2nd. Get tickets at ⁠https://www.arlingtondrafthouse.com/events/74649⁠ Cedar Rapids, IA - Josh and Logan will be at the Classic Event Center on December 16th. Get tickets at ⁠https://ticketbud.com/events/ccfce51c-5819-11ee-b86a-42010a717028⁠ Join the JJS Patreon for bonus episodes, videos, and recording of past live shows at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.patreon.com/joshjohnsonshow⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Find Josh's albums and socials at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://linktr.ee/joshjohnsoncomedy⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Check out Logan's projects and social media at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://linktr.ee/logannielsen⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Get in the mailbag by emailing joshjohnsonshow@gmail.com Music by Brad Kemp. Find his stuff and hire him at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.secondbedroomstudio.com/

This is Stephen Schmidt from the Gazette Digital News Desk, and I'm here with your update for November 3, 2023.According to the National Weather Service Friday will be mostly sunny in the Cedar Rapids area, with a high near 52 degrees. On Friday evening there will be increasing clouds with a low of around 37 degrees.After state party heads Wednesday called for leaders of a University of Iowa-based student organization of Democrats to resign over a statement deemed offensive related to the Israel-Hamas war, the Iowa State University College Democrats joined the fray by disaffiliating from the Iowa Democratic Party.“This is not a decision we have taken lightly,” according to the ISU College Democrats statement. “But one that we believe is in the best interest of our club and our commitment to advancing our values and principles.”The University Democrats at Iowa posted Wednesday on social media a statement expressing support for Palestine amid the Israel-Hamas war. The statement, which since has been deleted, ended with, “May every Palestinian live long and free, from the river to the sea,” according to The Daily Iowan.The phrase “from the river to the sea” refers to the land between the Jordan River and Mediterranean Sea. Palestinians have used the phrase for decades to call for the restoration of the land where hundreds of thousands of Palestinians once lived before being forced to leave with the establishment in Israel in 1948, Jessica Winegar, a sociocultural anthropologist at Northwestern University who studies political protest and the Middle East, recently told the Chicago Sun-Times.Late Wednesday, shortly after the University Democrats at Iowa statement was posted, Iowa Democratic Party state Chair Rita Hart issued a statement condemning the college group's statement and calling for the resignation of any member who signed it.None of the student leaders for the group responded to questions from The Gazette on Thursday. The group also hasn't posted on any of its social media channels since pulling down the controversial statement Wednesday.A Tama woman was sentenced Thursday to more than two years in federal prison for draining nearly all her nephew's trust fund — more than $380,000 of his Meskwaki per capita funds and Social Security benefits — which was mostly spent on diamond jewelry for herself.Nancy Lee Johnson, 69, previously pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court to one of the seven counts of wire fraud after she was indicted in 2022.U.S. District Judge C.J. Williams sentenced Johnson to 33 months in federal prison and ordered her to pay $387,213 in restitution.According to plea agreement, Johnson's nephew, a member of the Sac & Fox Tribe of the Mississippi in Tama, couldn't manage his finances due to “mental disabilities.” Johnson was appointed as his guardian in 2011.In 2017, she filed a petition in Meskwaki Tribal Court to become her nephew's permanent guardian and conservator, the plea stated. In the petition, she said her nephew couldn't care for himself and make important decisions concerning his finances.According to the plea, she used her position as guardian and conservator to transfer money from her nephew's trust fund into an account she opened in her name for the unauthorized purchases. Johnson was able to conceal her scheme based on her guardianship and claimed that she was acting on the nephew's behalf.

This is Stephen Schmidt from the Gazette Digital News Desk, and I'm here with your update for November 2, 2023.According to the National Weather Service Thursday will be mostly sunny in the Cedar Rapids area, with a high near 52 degrees. On Thursday evening there will be increasing clouds with a low of around 37 degrees.Red Star Yeast Company in Cedar Rapids has agreed to pay a $37,705 fine and buy local first responders $35,864 in equipment as part of a settlement with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency over hazardous waste violations.On Jan. 23, EPA inspectors visited the Red Star plant at 950 60th Ave. SW and found three 10,000-gallon tanks of hazardous waste, including one that held selenium-contaminated sludge and two others labeled as “hazardous waste,” according to the consent decree the EPA provided to The Gazette. Selenium is an ingredient added to nutritional yeast.The fire department and hazmat team prepared a list of equipment that would help in their responses to hazardous waste or other chemical incidents and Red Star submitted that to the EPA as part of a supplemental environmental project. Red Star has 60 days from Oct. 23 to purchase the gear.Oral-B Laboratories has agreed to buy Kirkwood Community College's Iowa City campus for $6.4 million — pending 120 days of performing “due diligence” on the deal.That pending sale, made Aug. 10 for the 6.3 acres at 1816 Lower Muscatine Rd., is about $625,000 under Kirkwood's asking price of nearly $7 million, according to a Realty.com advertisement promoting the property as a “hard to find” large parcel in “highly-sought after Iowa City.”In 2018, Procter & Gamble announced it would move its shampoo, conditioner and body wash product lines out of Iowa City — and eliminate hundreds of local jobs as a result. But then two years later, it said it would keep the product lines here after all. Its oral care lines, including Oral B, were not affected under the plans.In January, Kirkwood announced it was going to sell the 32-year-old campus Former Kirkwood President Lori Sundberg said the move was made to cut costs and consolidate offerings as community colleges face challenges in adapting to the changing educational landscape.Longtime Iowa head football coach Kirk Ferentz intends to continue coaching beyond the 2023 season, he clarified Wednesday evening on his weekly radio show.“I hope to keep doing this for quite a while,” Ferentz said. “I've always loved being here. … Until they tell me to sit down, I'll probably keep going.”The longtime coach's future came into question after interim athletics director Beth Goetz announced on Monday her intention to not retain offensive coordinator Brian Ferentz after the 2023 season.Ferentz said on his radio show Wednesday he was “not trying to intentionally cause celebration for some people that would love to see me go start a stamp collection or go birdwatching.”“That was not the intent,” Ferentz said Wednesday. “The intent was to try to steer this thing back to what is important right now.”

We aren't meant to be solitary disciples of Jesus. Meaningful relationships with other followers spur us on to be everything God created us to be. Series Description Values is a term that often signify these mushy, sentimental ideals for which we rarely contend. Around here we call our values, the Eight Hills we will die on. Because as a church, we believe that if something is worth living for, it must be worth dying for. So, we have taken our stand! We WILL relentlessly defend and even die upon these hills. Join us for this series where we will define who we are as a church and the passions that drive us. Connect With Us Join us live in Cedar Rapids, Coralville, or Wilton, Iowa. Or watch online each Sunday morning. Visit https://www.lifechurchnow.org for specific times. YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/LIFEchurchIA New(ish) here? We'd love to connect with you! https://bit.ly/1st-Time_Connection Got a prayer request? https://bit.ly/Ask_For_Prayer  

This is Stephen Schmidt from the Gazette Digital News Desk, and I'm here with your update for October 30, 2023.It will be sunny Monday with a high near 39 degrees in the Cedar Rapids area, according to the National Weather Service. On Monday evening there will be increasing cloud cover, with a low of around 27 degrees. The wind will pick up Monday evening to 25 mph, portending a cold and possibly snowy Tuesday morning.As Nov. 7 elections approach, many Iowa cities will have more open spots on the ballot than candidates to fill them.Recent local election cycles in Iowa seem to have seen an uptick in open council seats on the ballot, said Mickey Shields, director of membership services for the Iowa League of Cities. He said the main drivers of fewer people stepping up to run for local office seem to be a mix: Longtime council members are looking to fully retire, political polarization is fueling heightened negativity toward city officeholders, and population loss is creating a smaller base of potential candidates.More recently, Shields said League members have shared there's more negativity circulating public service that goes beyond the scrutiny that working as a public official entails, worsened by social media or a disputed set of facts on a community issue.“I always go back to talk to folks, especially people who stopped being a council member, it's kind of like, ‘Why volunteer to get yelled at?'” Shields said.In the Corridor, publicly available candidate listings with the county auditors' offices show there are five city councils in Linn County and three in Johnson County without enough candidates running to fill open seats, despite being Iowa's second and fourth most populous counties, respectively.Some Iowa communities don't have anyone filed to run for office. Clayton County, for example, shows at least three communities — Elkport, Osterdock and Saint Olaf — have entirely blank ballots, and several more don't have enough candidates.Cedar Rapids students are showing a return to pre-pandemic learning levels on the Iowa School Report Card, with three schools categorized as “high performing” — the second highest rating schools can achieve.Historically underserved groups of students also are also showing improvement, with Black students, students learning English as a second language and students with Individualized Education Plans (special education) increasing by 5 or more percentage points in math proficiency and 2 percentage points in English and language arts.Students in Cedar Rapids schools' learning English as a second language also outperformed their peers in the state by 8 percentage points.Among many other improvements, the district's four-year graduation rate rose to 80.3 percent.This is a “significant milestone,” and the district has made “remarkable progress” on the report card, according to a news release from the district. Elementary and middle schools' math proficiency rates have returned to pre-pandemic levels, with English language arts only a few percentage points away.Former Vice President Mike Pence on Saturday dropped his bid for the Republican presidential nomination, ending his campaign for the White House after struggling to raise money and gain traction in the polls despite staking everything on winning...

The NCAA reverses a call on Iowa from the Minnesota game, and a new seafood restaurant is now open in Cedar Rapids.

Today we cover "Passionate Spirituality" as one of our 8 hills we are willing to die on. Series Description: Values is a term that often signify these mushy, sentimental ideals for which we rarely contend. Around here we call our values, the Eight Hills we will die on. Because as a church, we believe that if something is worth living for, it must be worth dying for. So, we have taken our stand! We WILL relentlessly defend and even die upon these hills. Join us for this series where we will define who we are as a church and the passions that drive us.   Join us live in Cedar Rapids, Coralville, or Wilton, Iowa. Or watch online each Sunday morning. Visit https://www.lifechurchnow.org for specific times. YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/LIFEchurchIA New(ish) here? We'd love to connect with you! https://bit.ly/1st-Time_Connection Got a prayer request? https://bit.ly/Ask_For_Prayer  

In this update episode, Josh and Taylor recap October and look forward to November. Plus, a word (and phone number!) from our Executive Director, Steve Pinkley. October Recap - Senior Saints' Day, Oct 3 - Ladies' Horse Retreat 3, Oct 6-8 - CCCA Fall Fellowship, Oct 9-11 - Started summer staff interviews - Starting work on the Airnasium! - To donate, visit hacamps.org/donate  November Preview - Summer camp and retreat registration opens up November 1 - Staff Worship Night, Nov 25 - Giving Tuesday phone-a-thon, Nov 28 - Subscribe to our YouTube channel to participate Recruiting Update - Grace Church in Mason City, Oct 25 - Northwestern College in Orange City, Oct 26 - University of Sioux Falls, Oct 26 - Liberty EFC in Pella, Oct 29 - SALT camp night in Ames, Nov 9 - Calvary University in Kansas City, Nov 13 - Southwest Baptist University in Bolivar, Nov 14 - Meriden EFC in Meriden, Nov 15 - SALT camp night in Cedar Falls, Nov 16 - University of Northwestern in St. Paul, Nov 27 - SALT camp night in Cedar Rapids, Nov 30 Here's the link for our Quick App, as well as the full Staff Application. For more information about Hidden Acres Christian Center, visit hacamps.org, call our office at 515-547-2751, send an email to podcast@hacamps.org, or look us up on social media. Music Credit: Life by Roa https://soundcloud.com/roa_music1031 --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/hacamps/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/hacamps/support

Josh just got back from a trip and Logan just left for one, so in lieu of a regular episode, the boys are releasing a bonus episode from their Patreon! This was recorded in January of this year when Josh and Logan were in Denver. Josh noticed no one around town really seemed to be on high. Meanwhile, Logan ran into drug dealers. This led to a discussion about the various hardcore drugs that ran rampant in their hometowns and Josh recalls a Vice special about meth he saw in college. Crack responsibly! For more content like this, consider joining the JJS Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/joshjohnsonshow⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ There's bonus podcasts, videos of Josh and Logan on the road, and access to past live shows! Speaking of live shows, the next one is happening on October 30th at 8pm EST over Zoom. Get tickets at ⁠https://www.eventbrite.com/e/the-josh-johnson-show-october-virtual-show-tickets-736668995797⁠ Josh and Logan will be at Helium Comedy Club in St. Louis November 2nd & 3rd. Get tickets at https://st-louis.heliumcomedy.com/events/82682 Then, they will at Helium Comedy Club in Indianapolis on November 4th. Get tickets at https://indianapolis.heliumcomedy.com/events/82677 Josh and Logan are also coming to Chicago, New York, Cedar Rapids, IA, and Arlington, VA in November and December! Find all dates and ticket links at ⁠https://www.joshjohnsoncomedy.com/tour⁠ Find Josh's albums and socials at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://linktr.ee/joshjohnsoncomedy⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Check out Logan's projects and social media at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://linktr.ee/logannielsen⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Get in the mailbag by emailing joshjohnsonshow@gmail.com Music by Brad Kemp. Find his stuff and hire him at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.secondbedroomstudio.com/

This is the most unhinged episode we have maybe ever done. That's all that we need to say. Enjoy.------WATCH: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D3j3mFrENaUJohn's NEW Comedy Special, "John Crist Would Like To Release A Statement"------THE EMOTIONAL SUPPORT TOUR: https://johncristcomedy.com/tour/10/20 Cedar Rapids, IA10/21 Springfield, IL10/22 Evansville, IN11/2 Columbus, OH11/3 Joliet, IL11/4 Rockford, IL11/5 Milwaukee, WI11/10 Winnipeg, MB11/11 Edmonton, AB11/12 Calgary, AB11/16 Reading, PA11/17 York, PA11/18 Norfolk, VA11/19 Richmond, VA11/30 Abilene, TX12/1-2 Phoenix, AZ12/7 San Antonio, TX12/8 Austin, TX12/9 Beaumont, TX12/10 Baton Rouge, LA-----Catch the full video podcast on YouTube, and follow us on social media (@netpositivepodcast) for clips, bonus content, and updates throughout the week.Email us at netpositive@johncristcomedy.comFOLLOW JOHN ON:InstagramTwitterTikTokFacebookYouTubeSUPPORT OUR SPONSORS:BABBEL: Get 55% OFF your Babbel subscription at Babbel.com/NET(Rules and restrictions may apply)MANSCAPED: Get 20% OFF + free shipping with promo code NETPOSITIVE at manscaped.comWILDGRAIN: Get $30 OFF the first box PLUS free Croissants in every box at Wildgrain.com/netpositive to start your subscriptionNEUROHACKER: Qualia Senolytic by Neurohacker. Go to neurohacker.com/NETPOSITIVE for up to $100 OFF and use code NETPOSITIVE at checkout for an additional 15% OFFPRODUCED BY:Alex Lagos / Lagos Creative

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In college, Josh knew a couple kids that made their own moonshine in their dorm and probably poisoned themselves. Speaking of poisoning oneself, Josh and Logan talk more about Josh's eating habits and he reveals that he has recently gotten into oysters, so that will probably take a turn. They also talk about hangovers, Josh falling asleep at shows, and they debate the pronunciation of kombucha. Josh will be performing at Chelsea Factory in New York on October 18th with the proceeds benefitting Black Girls Movement, an organization that helps young black women get into STEM. Other comics set to perform are Jordan Carlos, Phoebe Robinson, and Roy Wood Jr. Get tickets at https://www.chelseafactory.org/sonicfriedchicken-2 The next JJS virtual live show is happening on October 30th at 8pm EST over Zoom. Get tickets at https://www.eventbrite.com/e/the-josh-johnson-show-october-virtual-show-tickets-736668995797 Josh and Logan will be on tour in November and December! They will performing in St. Louis, Indianapolis, Chicago, New York, Cedar Rapids, IA, and Arlington, VA! Find all dates and ticket links at https://www.joshjohnsoncomedy.com/tour Join the JJS Patreon for bonus episodes, videos, and recording of past live shows at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.patreon.com/joshjohnsonshow⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Find Josh's albums and socials at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://linktr.ee/joshjohnsoncomedy⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Check out Logan's projects and social media at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://linktr.ee/logannielsen⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Get in the mailbag by emailing joshjohnsonshow@gmail.com Music by Brad Kemp. Find his stuff and hire him at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.secondbedroomstudio.com/

John's Soho House Sauna Saga continues, and this time with a great outcome, and an invitation for John to intervene more... The Rock joins the celeb apology video train, John gets caught RED-HANDED at his live show, and Denver still sucks.------WATCH: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D3j3mFrENaUJohn's NEW Comedy Special, "John Crist Would Like To Release A Statement"------THE EMOTIONAL SUPPORT TOUR: https://johncristcomedy.com/tour/10/14 Atlanta, GA10/15 Birmingham, AL10/20 Cedar Rapids, IA10/21 Springfield, IL10/22 Evansville, IN11/2 Columbus, OH11/3 Joliet, IL11/4 Rockford, IL11/5 Milwaukee, WI11/10 Winnipeg, MB11/11 Edmonton, AB11/12 Calgary, AB11/16 Reading, PA11/17 York, PA11/18 Norfolk, VA11/19 Richmond, VA11/30 Abilene, TX12/1-2 Phoenix, AZ12/7 San Antonio, TX12/8 Austin, TX12/9 Beaumont, TX12/10 Baton Rouge, LA-----Catch the full video podcast on YouTube, and follow us on social media (@netpositivepodcast) for clips, bonus content, and updates throughout the week.Email us at netpositive@johncristcomedy.comFOLLOW JOHN ON:InstagramTwitterTikTokFacebookYouTubeSUPPORT OUR SPONSORS:MAGNESIUM BREAKTHROUGH: Don't miss out on the most relaxing sleep ever with Magnesium Breakthrough. Go to magbreakthrough.com/netpositive and use promo code [NETPOSITIVE10] during checkout to SAVE 10%ROCKET MONEY: Stop wasting money on things you don't use. Cancel your unwanted subscriptions – and manage your money the easy way – by going to RocketMoney.com/netpositiveAG1: Free 1-year supply of Vitamin D & 5 free travel packs. Go to drinkag1.com/netpositivePRODUCED BY:Alex Lagos / Lagos Creative

Matt is backstage in Cedar Rapids, Iowa catching the boys up on his day off at biker bar and a castle. Jacob is having himself a two nap day. The boys address the rise in clowning and fading of improv. Paul looks back on his days as a Chinese circus director. Scoop mail and Jock Vs. Nerd Trivia Scoopardy.